PAYNE RIVER NEAR BERWICK
PAYNE RIVER ON WSC
PAYNE RIVER NEAR BERWICK (02LB022) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the PAYNE RIVER in ON, operated by the Water Survey of Canada. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 14 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- WSC station ID
- 02LB022
- Agency
- WSC
- Province
- ON
- Coordinates
- 45.1916, -75.1046
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Fishing regulations
FMZ 18 zone defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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Northern Pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Mar 31; May 9 – Dec 31 Details
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May 9 – Dec 31
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 6
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Mar 1; May 9 – Dec 31 Details
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May 9 – Dec 31
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 4
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
- Size rule
- must be between 40-50 centimetres
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Yellow Perch Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 50
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 25
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Brook Stickleback No season data
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Brown Bullhead No season data
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Central Mudminnow No season data
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Central Stoneroller No season data
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Creek Chub No season data
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Rock Bass No season data
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Shorthead Redhorse No season data
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Silver Redhorse No season data
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White Sucker No season data
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Yellow Bullhead No season data
General area restrictions
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Period not confirmed
- Sport licence catch-and-possession limit
- 5
- Conservation licence catch-and-possession limit
- 2
- Limit details
- total daily catch possession limit for all trout salmon species combined
Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-07-27 in America/Toronto
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Sampled in this watershedPayne River Near Berwick has documented fish occurrence data from Ontario provincial surveys (Aquatic Resource Area Survey Point, LIO Open Data). The survey records 14 species from observation sampling near this station.
Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), and 9 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Sampled in this watershed
- Fish were sampled elsewhere in the same watershed — a provincial or federal survey nearby, not at the gauge itself.
- Records
- 14 species
- from 14 individual records
- Observed
- Aug 23, 2010 – Dec 10, 2022
- 14 dated records